Xylotrya Blainville 1828 (clam)

Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae

Alternative spelling: Teredo (Xylotrya)

Parent taxon: Teredinidae according to Blainville 1828

See also Holmes 1858

Sister taxa: Kuphinae, Terebrimya, Teredininae, Teredinopsis, Teredo, Teredolithus, Teredothyra, Turnus

Subtaxa: Teredo (Xylotrya) palmulatus

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Ecology: stationary boring suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xylotrya in the database

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